Crupper-fastener.



No. 797,148. PATENTED AUG. 15, 1905. J. A. PEEK.

GRUPPER FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED oc'r. 28,1904.

UNITED STATES JAMES A. PEEK, OF SPRINGFIELD,

PATENT OFFICE.

MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF CWUPPER- Specification of Letters Patent.

FASTENER- Patented Aug. 15, 1905.

Application filed October 28, 1904- Serial No. 230,344-

To all whom, it ntzt l concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES A. PEEK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Grupper-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to harness, and more particularly a device for fastening the crupper to the back-strap.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastener which will securely hold the crupper and also permit the same to be readily put on or removed from the animal.

Improved details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of the invention will be apparent from the detailed description hereinafter when read in connection with the accompanying drawings, forming part hereof, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention. Fig. 2 is an edge view. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 7 denotes a flat plate which is formed at one end with a loop 8, in which the back-strap 9 is fastened. At the opposite end studs 10 and 11, respectively, extend upwardly from the face of the plate, which studs carry links 12 and 13, respectively, to which the crupper 14: is fastened. Between the loop 8 and the studs the plate 7 has on opposite sides loops 15, in which the breeching 1(5is secured. The studs 10 and 11 are formed integral with the plate, and one of the links is preferably also formed integral with one of the studs. In the drawings 13 indicates the integral link which thus forms a loop to receive one of the free ends of the crupper, and 12 is the link which is removably secured. to the stud 10 and receives the other end of the crupper. The

top of the stud 10 is formed with a head 17, against which the top side of the link 12 bears. The rear end of said link is reduced. in width to fit snugly on the stud, which is made angular to prevent turning of the link thereon. The rear end of the link is also formed with an extension or toe 18, against which the locking member to be described bears for the purpose of preventing the link from accidentally slipping off the stud when in use.

The locking member referred to comprises a block 19, which is loosely secured at its rear end, as at 20, in a hole made in the plate 7. The front end of the block has a lateral extension 21, fitting under thetoe 18. Aspring 22 is placed between the block 19 and the plate 7, which spring pushes the front end of the block upwardly, and thus causes the extension to press tightly against the under side of the toe 18. This securely holds the link 12 on the stud 10 when the device is in use and prevents the crupper from becoming unfastened. To unfasten the erupper, the block 19 is pressed downwardly sufliciently for the toe 18 to clear it, after which the link can be pushed rearwardly and slipped off the stud. The plate 7 and block 19 are suitably grooved to receive the spring, and the front end of the block also has a downwardly-projecting stud or pin 23, which works in a slot 2a in the plate and guides the movement of the block.

By the parts above described the crupper will be securely fastened to the back-strap and can be readily put on or taken off. The device also affords convenient means for fastening the breeching.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. A crupper-fastener comprising a plate having strap-loops and a headed stud, a removable link on the stud under the head and having a rearward extension, and a springactuated locking member carried by the plate and pressing against the extension on thelink 2. A crupper-fastener comprising a plate having strap-loops and a stud which is angular in cross-section and has a head, a removable link fitting on the stud under the head and having a rearward extension, and a springactuated locking member carried by the plate and pressing against the extension on the link.

3. A crupper-fastener comprising a plate having a headed stud, a removable link on the stud under the head and having a rearward In testimony whereof I have signed my name to th1s speclfication 1n the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

extension, and a spring-actuated locking member carried by the plate and engaging the extension on the link. I

4. A crupper-fastener comprising a p ate H having loops to receive the back-strap, the l JAMES PEEK l Witnesses:

I E. J. RHODES, J12,

l T. (J. OPDYCKE.

breeching', and one end of the cruppei, and a llnk removably secured to the plate and carrying the other end of the crupper. 

